WELCOME to the LIBRARY,  Mr. Alien   

ALERT!       Your mission is to give Roswell's famous alien a crash
                      course in information retrieval.  He  wants to know, 
 "How do you find anything in this LIBRARY?"

 

Task 1

  The Dewey Decimal system is used to assign call numbers to books written on the same subject matter.   Browse the library shelves to find books on the same subject.

The 10 divisions for SUBJECTS in the Dewey Decimal system are:
000 - 099 General   400 - 499 Language    800 - 899 Literature
100 - 199 Philosophy 500 - 599 Science  900 - 999 History
200 - 299 Religion 600 - 699 Technology  
300 - 399 Social Science                  700 - 799 Arts &
               Recreation		  
                  F
 This call number designates Fiction books shelved by the author's last name. 		                SC
This call number is for  Short Stories shelved by the compiler's last name.

             R
This call number is for Reference Books shelved by Dewey number.

Task 2

Find a book using the  "Search Library " icon

Step A

Step B

Step C

Step D

Minimize Netscape. Press minus sign (-) at top right corner of screen

Click on  icon, "Search Library"

Search using a
Keyword
Press enter

Press the Title Bar
to display details about the book

Step E

Step F

Step G

Step H
Write on paper the 
Author_____________
Title________________
Call Number_________

Start a new search

Select "Advanced
Search" combining
 2 terms with AND

Write on paper the  2 terms __________ 
 ________________
 & title ___________
 from the results list

Minimize the page  

Recall Netscape from task-bar by clicking on it.
 

Task 3

 Browse the shelves of science books to find a book that would appeal to the Roswell Alien.  Write on paper the Author__________________________________________________________
Title______________________________
Call Number __________________ Copyright Year_____________________

Task 4

 Your visitor would like to see a map of the USA.  Consult an Atlas to show him a political and physical map of the United States. Write on paper the
Title _______________________ and Call Number _____________________


Task 5

 The Alien heard a great deal about football in Roswell.  Look in an Almanac to find the Super Bowl champions of 1996. On paper write the name of the team  ______________________________________________

Task 6

 Could you use the Almanac to give your guest  facts on past U.S. presidential elections?  Write on paper one US election fact from 1988. ________________________________________________________________

Task 7

 Find a fiction book written by Ray Bradbury.  Write on paper the
Title ___________________________________________________________
Call Number _____________________  Copyright Year ________________